What’s Your High School - Literature IQ?

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1.

What is the subtitle to Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein"?
- A.
  
  And His Fantastic Creature
- B.
  
  The Man Who Played God
- C.
  
  A Modern Prometheus
- D.
  
  Granter Of Immortality
2.

What are the names of Hamlet's school friends who come to comfort him?
- A.
  
  Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
- B.
  
  Horatio And Laertes
- C.
  
  Mercutio And Benvolio
- D.
  
  Estragon And Vladimir
3.

Where does Holden Caulfield end up at the end of "Catcher in the Rye'?
- A.
  
  Reinstated At His Old School
- B.
  
  At A New School
- C.
  
  At His Parents House
- D.
  
  In A Mental Institution
4.

What do transition words indicate?
- A.
  
  Disjointed Thoughts
- B.
  
  Relationships
- C.
  
  Unimportant Ideas
- D.
  
  Exclamations
5.

Of these, which transition word would show similarity?
- A.
  
  Likewise
- B.
  
  On The Other Hand
- C.
  
  At First
- D.
  
  However
6.

The book "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck was set in what time period?
- A.
  
  The Civil War
- B.
  
  The Great Depression
- C.
  
  World War Two
- D.
  
  The Revolutionary War
7.

Who is the author of the book "Pride and Prejudice"?
- A.
  
  Jane Austen
- B.
  
  J.K. Rowling
- C.
  
  Emily Dickinson
- D.
  
  Emily Bronte
8.

In the "Awakening", during what season does Edna's romance with Robert bloom?
- A.
  
  Summer
- B.
  
  Fall
- C.
  
  Spring
- D.
  
  Winter
9.

In the "Odyssey", how does Odysseus escape the storm created by Poseidon?
- A.
  
  He Begs Poseidon For Mercy
- B.
  
  He Swims Ashore
- C.
  
  Athena Rescues Him
- D.
  
  Zeus Sends Hermes To His Rescue
10.

What is written at the very top of a business letter?
- A.
  
  The Greeting
- B.
  
  The Letterhead Or Sender's Address
- C.
  
  The Salutation
- D.
  
  The Addressee's Name
11.

What does the phrase "mea culpa" mean?
- A.
  
  I Am Innocent
- B.
  
  I Am To Blame
- C.
  
  Forgive Me
- D.
  
  It Is My Problem
12.

What does the word "zeitgeist" mean?
- A.
  
  Spirit
- B.
  
  Poltergeist
- C.
  
  Spirit Of The Time
- D.
  
  Vengeful Spirit
13.

English borrowed the word "tsunami" from what language?
- A.
  
  Japanese
- B.
  
  Maori
- C.
  
  Korean
- D.
  
  Polynesian
14.

In which language did the word "acrobat" originate?
- A.
  
  Spanish
- B.
  
  Dutch
- C.
  
  French
- D.
  
  Latin
15.

In the sentence "He runs", what form of verb is used?
- A.
  
  Transitive
- B.
  
  Passive
- C.
  
  Intransitive
- D.
  
  Helping